WTA roundup: Top seeds roll in Dubai
The top two seeds in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships lost a combined three games while cruising to second-round wins on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.
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Wimbledon champion Rybakina fends off Andreescu in Dubai championship
DUBAI: The star-studded WTA1000 field at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Championships delivered drama aplenty on Monday evening as a series of powerful displays, surprise defeats and inspired performances thrilled spectators at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina KOs Bianca Andreescu in Dubai
In a first-round matchup of former Grand Slam champions, ninth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-4 on Monday in the Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Iga Swiatek keeps world No.1 spot after Qatar victory
The French and US Open champion, Swiatek, 21, dropped just five games all week on her way to a second straight Doha title on Saturday by beating Jessica Pegula.Aryna Sabalenka is second and American Pegula moves up to third in the standings despite defeat to Swiatek with Tunisian Ons Jabeur dropping to fourth.Jabeur has been sidelined through injury since January and will miss this week's Dubai WTA event.
Iga Swiatek 'like Novak Djokovic' but 'she can go off the rails' says former pro Mary Joe Fernandez
Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Joe Fernandez has given her views on the career trajectories of WTA Tour stars Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff. Both Swiatek and Gauff suffered very disappointing fourth-round defeats at the Australian Open, to Elena Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko respectively, with each having held realistic ambitions of going all the way at Melbourne Park. Ad The Pole already has three Grand Slam titles to her name and will be seeking a third crown at Roland-Garros this year, having already established herself as the consistent world No.
17 of world’s top 20 female players enter draw for $2.9m Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI: With only days to go until the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships get under way, a throng of the elite 64-player field — including last month’s Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and World No.1 Iga Swiatek — are already arriving in the emirate ahead of Saturday’s main draw when they will discover their pathways to the $2.9 million prize purse.
Veronika Kudermetova stuns Coco Gauff in Doha to set up semis with Iga Swiatek
Russian 25-year-old Kudermetova, ranked eighth, needed just over two hours to complete victory over the world number four.If she is to reach a first WTA final since Istanbul last April, Kudermetova will have to get past a refreshed Swiatek.The reigning French and US Open champion reached the last-four when last weekend's Abu Dhabi title winner Belinda Bencic withdrew from their quarter-final.
World No 1 Iga Swiatek makes impressive return with opening victory at Qatar Open
World No 1 Iga Swiatek made an impressive return to action with an emphatic victory over Danielle Collins at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.